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Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Japan women's open golf

RITTO, Japan - Teresa Lu of Taiwan poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Japan Open golf tournament with an 8-under 280 at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Japan women's open golf

RITTO, Japan - Teresa Lu of Taiwan plays during the final round of the Japan Open golf tournament at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014. She won the tournament with an 8-under 280.

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'Steed' recycled bags prove hit at online market

OTSU, Japan - Members of the welfare facility Biwako Miminosato show off bags they crafted by hand from used saddle cloths of racing horses in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2009. Sold under the brand name Steed, the bags have proven so popular that many online shoppers have found themselves on a waiting list for the items.

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Athletics: Joint Osaka-Biwako marathon

Gaku Hoshi speaks at a press conference in Osaka after winning the combined Osaka Marathon and Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in his marathon debut on Feb. 27, 2022.

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Athletics: Joint Osaka-Biwako marathon

Marathon debutant Gaku Hoshi (L) runs in Osaka on his way to winning the combined Osaka Marathon and Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 27, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Joint Osaka-Biwako marathon

Marathon debutant Gaku Hoshi runs in Osaka on his way to winning the combined Osaka Marathon and Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 27, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Joint Osaka-Biwako marathon

Marathon debutant Gaku Hoshi crosses the finish line in Osaka as he wins the combined Osaka Marathon and Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 27, 2022.

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Athletics: Joint Osaka-Biwako marathon

Marathon debutant Gaku Hoshi crosses the finish line in Osaka as he wins the combined Osaka Marathon and Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 27, 2022.

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Athletics: Joint Osaka-Biwako marathon

Marathon debutant Gaku Hoshi crosses the finish line in Osaka as he wins the combined Osaka Marathon and Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 27, 2022.

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Golf: Japan Open

Shaun Norris of South Africa lines up a putt on the seventh hole during the third round of the Japan Open Golf Championship at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2021.

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Golf: Japan Open

Shaun Norris of South Africa hits off the 16th tee during the third round of the Japan Open Golf Championship at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2021.

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Cherry tree planted by Helen Keller resuscitated

Seiichi Takeishi, an arborist and executive of Keihan Gardening Co., stands next to a cherry tree at Biwako Otsukan, a public facility on the edge of Lake Biwa formerly known as Biwako Hotel, in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2015. The tree is a "grandchild" tree of a cherry tree planted by U.S. social welfare activist Helen Keller (1880-1968) when she stayed at the hotel in 1937. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Steed' recycled bags prove hit at online market

OTSU, Japan - Members of the welfare facility Biwako Miminosato show off bags they crafted by hand from used saddle cloths of racing horses in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2009. Sold under the brand name Steed, the bags have proven so popular that many online shoppers have found themselves on a waiting list for the items. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Japan women's open golf

RITTO, Japan - Teresa Lu of Taiwan poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Japan Open golf tournament with an 8-under 280 at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Akechi Mitsuhide exhibition

Setsuzo Miyamoto of the Biwako Otsu Tourism Association explains about armor believed to have been used by 16th-century warrior Akechi Mitsuhide at a facility in Saikyo-ji temple in Otsu in Shiga Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2020. An event concurrently exhibiting items related to Akechi at four venues in the western Japan city will run through Feb. 7, 2021.